ReadingStudents who are reading below grade level are required to take a reading enrichment class. Students are placed in this reading class based on their ISAT reading scores. In this class, students work on the following objectives: word meaning, literary comprehension, interpretive comprehension, evaluative comprehension, and fluency.

Social Studies/GeographyThe following units are taught in 7th grade geography: geography skills, Byzantine Empire, current events, Islam and the Middle East, Renaissance, Reformation, Exploration, Africa, and Inca/Aztec/Maya. Accelerated students are placed in a class that looks at the curriculum in more depth and at a higher expectation standard.

NON-CORE REQUIRED CLASSESHealth (semester)The following units are studied in this 7th grade course: mental and emotional health, nutrition, safety and first aid, substance abuse, and family life.

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PE (semester)One semester of physical education is taken by all students in grade 7. Emphasis is on fitness and life skills development.

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Weights/Fitness (semester)One semester of weights/fitness is taken by all students in grade 7. Emphasis is on fitness and life skills development.

Lakes Middle School

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